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Università degli Studi di Parma
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BIOLOGIC EVOLUTION
cod. 12779

Academic year 2010/11
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Prova finale per settore senza discipline (PROFIN_S)
Field
Prova finale
Type of training activity
Language/Final test
32 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
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Learning objectives

The student will have to know the main methods to evaluate anddescribe both micro and macro evolutionary changes, particularly those regarding animal species.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Zoology and Genetics.

Course unit content

A short history of Evol.Biol. - The evidence for evolution - Species trasformation and fossil remains - Neodarwinism - Experimentally produced evolution - Natural selection and morphological and molecular variations - Adaptation - Evolution of natural populations - Macroevolution - Evolution of karyotypes and genomes - Gene duplications, gene family and concerted evolution - Evolution of tetrapods based on ribosomal genes - Mammalian evolution based on mitochondrial data - Molecular clock.

Full programme

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Bibliography

M. Ridley - EVOLUZIONE- LA STORIA DELLA VITA ED I SUOI MECCANISMI - MCGRAW-HILL ITALIA - Futuyma - L'evoluzione- Zanichelli ed.

Teaching methods

frontal lessons and seminars

Assessment methods and criteria

oral test

Other information

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